Category Archives: Peace Region
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP respond to alleged weapon presence at Composite High School
UPDATE: Representatives from Composite Highschool are disputing the information provided by the Grande Prairie RCMP regarding an arrest made February 27, connected to an apparent complaint of a male o...
Mar 04, 2025 Photo Courtesy EGP Staff
Province announces northern Alberta "east-west" highway
The Alberta Government made an announcement today (Tuesday, March 4) regarding "enhancing safety and economic growth in the north." A large piece to achieving that goal will be the much-discussed east...
Mar 04, 2025
Applications open for Grande Prairie Fire Department's Camp F.I.R.E.
The Grande Prairie Fire Department's initiative to empower young women and gender-diverse individuals to enter the fire service is making a return. The second Camp FIRE will continue it's work breakin...
Mar 04, 2025
Temporary road closure in place for portion of Township Road 704
The County of Grande Prairie is advising the public of a partial road closure on Township Road 704.Due to current warm weather conditions Township Road 704 between Range Road 65 and Range Road 70 will...
Mar 04, 2025
Chamber Chair on U.S. tariffs, new provincial budget
The Chair of the Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce says it is difficult to say what the impact of tariffs from the United States will be. Jon Anderson says he respects the province pre...
Mar 04, 2025
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP located missing 20-year-old
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP is pleased to report Daniel Machel has been located, and is safe. Grande Prairie RCMP is asking for the public's help locating a missing 20-year-old man. Daniel Machel was ...
Mar 03, 2025
Blue Collar Silviculture acquitted of OHS charges
A Peace Region company has been acquitted of occupational health and safety charges dating back to 2020. At the end of February, Blue Collar Silviculture Ltd. was found not guilty of eight counts of v...
Mar 03, 2025
New mural in Art Gallery of Grande Prairie painted by Comp. students
A collaborative, artistic vision has come to life in the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie. Students at the Grande Prairie Composite High School, under the guidance of their art teacher Mrs. Mapp, got the...
Mar 03, 2025
Grande Prairie holding State of the City Mar. 25
The City of Grande Prairie's annual State of the City event will be taking place later this month.The City is inviting members of the community to attend a pair of panel discussions centered around th...
Mar 03, 2025
Low wildfire danger levels in the Peace region to start wildfire season
Both the Grande Prairie and Peace River forest areas have their wildfire danger levels at low to start the wildfire season.However, the Peace River area does have an active blaze listed as under contr...
Mar 03, 2025